Window awning and shutter.



I. LocKH/IRI. WINDOW AWNING ANQ SHUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED IIIKILG. I9Ie.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

f UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

JOHN LOCKHAIRT, OF TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

WINDOW AWNING- AND SHUTTER."

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 6, 1918. Serial No. 220,726.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN-Locmar, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Tarrytown, in the county of Westchester and State of NewYork, have invented cer# tain new and useful Improvements in Window Awnings and Shutters, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the artto which .it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to window awnings and shutters,V and the object thereof is to provide .an improved device of this class which is simple in construction, efcient in use and comparatively inexpensive and which may be easily applied whenever such device is required.

The invention is fully disclosed in the A following specification, of which the 'accompanying drawing forms a part, in which I have shown my improvement applied as a window awniiig,andin which the separate parts of said improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

vFigure 1 is a section on the line 1-1v of Fig. 2 and showing my improvement applied as a window awning; f Fig. 2 an inside view ofthe awning detached from the window frame;

-Fig. 3 a section' on the line 3 3 of Fig.

Y 2, and on m enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 va 'partial-section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 and showing only a detail of construction, said detail being on an enlarged scale; and, Fig. 5 a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing only a part of the construction and showing a modification.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, reference being made to Fig. 1,

' I have shown ata, and c the top,'bot

, top member e and verticaland parallel side tom and one side of a window. frame, and at 'd I have shown my improvement applied to the window frame as an awning.

The awning d, in the construction shown, involves a frame e comprisinga horizontal members e* connected with the top member e in any desired manner at e,'.an'd said lside members e are also connected by trans; verse rods f and f which are equally spaced between the -top and bottom of the side members e* of the frame.

In connection with the rods f and f I einnlnv two sets of vertically arranged shutter slats g, one at each side of the frame, and

said sets of shutter slats, in the construc 'shutter slats is a vertical bar 97 having rings grs loosely connected therewith, said rings g8 being siinilar to the rings g2 of the shut-v ter slats and the rods f and f2 pass through the rings g8, and said bars g" are provided with loop-shaped guides' g9 through which the keepers g pass. The rings g2 of the outer shutter slats g of each set are loosely connected with the side-members es of the awning frame at g1o and .with this construction the separate sets of shutter slats may be extended as shown atl the left of Figs. 2 and 3 so as to entirely close the awning frame,

or they may be compactly folded together as shown at the right of Figs. 2 and-3 so as to open said awning frame, or one of saidv Patented Dec. 1o, 1918.

devices :and moving the same downwardly and upwardly, the separate sets of shutter Figs. 2 and 3 as will be readily understood. The' awning frame is provided at the top thereof with eye screws or bolt z' andat the top of the window frame are secured l,corresponding hooks or similar. devices iz, Iand by means of this-construction the slats may be opened and closed as shown in that shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,149,273 granted to me August I also provide means Infor holding the bottom ofthe awning frame in its closed position consisting, in the `form of constructlon shown, of hook devices k2 connected with .the Ysides of the window frame and adapted to` engage keepers k3 secured toA the bottom of the awning frame at the op.

' in itself and'ma be Suspended in a .window `f1 am8 and y A and described the awning device is complete Used in connection therewith whenever desired, and when the awning frame-is closed as shown infull lines 1n Figyl the separate sets of shutter devices 'or slats g may be used as ordinary shutters for closing the window.

'I he rings g" .and ga .are connected .by chains g11 which are securedto the bottom portions of saidrings andrsaid chainsserve to limit the movement of. the shutter slats g,

as will be readily understood.

Myvinvention,.how'ever, is 'not limited to an .awning device only, as herein shown and described, 'as it will be understood that shutter devices-made and operated in the manner herein setout maybe 'applied as Such to window, frames in :which case the sides of the window frame would take the place of the sides ea'- ofthe a frame herein described, and the sides o the window frame would be connected by the rods f and f and .the'separate sets of shutters or'shutter slats would be mounted between the sides of the window frame and the outer link members 11,2 of the toggle devices would be connected with thev sides of the window frame, and in thls way myimproved shutter devices could be used as ,ordinary willbereadily understood. A

In Fig. 5v of the drawingI' have shown a slight modication which consists in sub- `s'tituting for the shutter slats g a ieee of canvas or material m such Aas usual y employed in awnings,'one side edgeof this mate-` rial being connected with the sides es of the frame e as shown at m2 and the other side thereof with the vertically arranged bars g as shownat ma, and the rings g2 are connected with said canvas m ybetween the bars g" e exs4 andthe sides ea of lthe frame and are slidably mounted on the rods f--f2, and it will window shutters," as" be r iderstood that the canvas m willifold l adjacent to the side membersl e3 when'the vertical bars g" are in theposition shown at the right of Figs. 2 and v3, but will be stretched taut between the side members e3 of the frame and the yertical bars g7 when in the position shown'at the left of Figs. 2

andv 3 by the lever devices t and h2, and both the slats g and the iiexible material m will serve, as will be understood, as collapsible and expansible means for closing the spacebetween the frame members e3 and the g.

While I` have shown and described theAv preferred means for mounting and operating the separate sets of shutters or shutter slats,

or shutters provided .with canvas covering,

my invention is not limited to the exact de-4 scribed, and changesvtherein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appendedv claims without departing from thel spirit 'of cing its advantages.

I claim asnew and desire to' secure by Letf ters Patent, is

my invention or sacri-A tails of construction herein shown and 'de- Having fully described my invention, what 1. An -apparatus of the class described involvin opposite lparallel frame members connecte by transverse rods, vertically arranged bars mounted in connection with said rods and movable- Ward and from said frame members, tog e devices arranged inl pairs transversely of and connected "with said frame members and said bars, and very tically arranged handle ba trally with said toggle devices,

y 2. An apparatus of' hel class described involving opposite parallel frame' members connected by transverse rods', vertically -a rranged bars mounted in connectlon w1th said rods and movable toward and from said pairs transversely-oi and connected with said frame members and said bars, vertically arranged-handle bars connected centrally with 'said toggle devices and collapsible and cxpansilble closure devices mounted 1n 7connecnamedbars.,

3. An apparatus of the class' described 1ntion with -said frame members, rods and frame members, toggle devices arranged in v volving opposite parallel frame members 'connected by transverse rods, vertically arranged bars mounted in connectlon with sa 1d rods and movable rtoward and from said frame members, toggle devices arranged 1n pairs transversely of and connectedrwithsaid-framemembers and sald bars', vertically arranged handle' bars connected `centrally with said toggle devices, rings mounted o nj said vrods between said frame, members and said. bars and collapsible and, expansible closure devices connected with sald rings and with. saidjframe members and said bars.'

' 4. In anawning device, la frame comprisinga transverse top member and parallel side members, said side members being connected by transverse rods, bars mounted in connection with said rods and movable toward and from said side members, toggle devices arranged in pairs transversely of and connected with said side members and said bars, and handle bars arranged vertically and connected centrally with said toggle devices.

5. In an awning device, a frame comprising a transverse top member and parallel side members. said side members being connected by transverse rods, bars vmounted in Connection with said rods and movable to- Ward Vand from said side members, toggle devices arranged 1n pairs transversely of and connected with said side members and saidbars, handle bars arranged vertically and connected centrally with said toggle devices, and collapsible and expansible clo- 20 sure devices mounted in connection With said frame members, bars and transverse JOHN LOCKHART.

Witnesses:

C. E. MUIREANY, H. E. THoMrsoN. 

